The pre-poll votes,most of which were submitted before the change in Liberal leadership to Malcolm Turnbull, demonstrate a reduced swing of 2.3% to LaborThe postal vote count for the Canning byelection has contradicted the widely held assumption that the change of Liberal leadership helped the member-elect, or Andrew Hastie,win the seat by a comfortable margin. Postal votes, most of which were submitted before Tony Abbott lost the prime ministership to Malcolm Turnbull, and demonstrate a reduced swing of 2.3% to Labor. A 10% swing against the Liberals was predicted when Abbott was still prime minister. Related: The force is with Andrew Hastie as Canning polling day turns surreal Related: Canning byelection win vindicates Turnbull's leadership,Liberals say Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com